by SPRC Hamilton | Nov 6, 2023 | Community Data, Poverty Reduction and Elimination
Hamilton’s new Living Wage is $20.80/hour. A new report from the Ontario Living Wage Network shows that a full-time worker in Hamilton needs to earn $20.80 an hour to meet their needs and participate in the community. A Living Wage is an evidence-based calculation... 
by SPRC Hamilton | Oct 6, 2023 | All Publication, Events, Poverty Reduction and Elimination
Join us for a look back at the transformational impact of the Ontario Basic Income Pilot Project. Basic Income: It still matters… Tickets, Fri, 27 Oct 2023 at 10:00 AM | Eventbrite 
by SPRC Hamilton | Sep 19, 2023 | All Publication, Events, Poverty Reduction and Elimination
Join us for a virtual town hall on Wednesday, September 20th at 7pm-8pm on Zoom. We’ll examine Ontario’s social assistance system & what needs to change! Register Here: Meeting Registration – Zoom Speakers Include: Dr. Peter Graefe, McMaster... 
by SPRC Hamilton | Apr 27, 2023 | All Publication, Community Data, Healthy Development of Children and Families, Poverty Reduction and Elimination, Social Landscape
Introduction Over the course of several months in 2014 community partners in Hamilton collaborated to arrange and host a series of community events that would invite and assist eligible families with young children to register for the Canada Learning Bond (CLB).... 
by SPRC Hamilton | Nov 14, 2022 | All Publication, Poverty Reduction and Elimination
It’s Living Wage Week 2022 and Hamilton’s new living wage is $19.05. A new report from the Ontario Living Wage Network was released on Monday that suggests hourly wages required to live in Ontario have increased amid decades-high inflation and remain... 
by SPRC Hamilton | Oct 20, 2022 | All Publication, Community Data, Poverty Reduction and Elimination, Social Landscape
The combination of high inflation and frozen social assistance rates is causing a food insecurity emergency for Hamilton residents living in deep poverty across the city. Inflation in Ontario has hit lowest income residents most intensely. Low income residents spend...